A 26·7 m three-section Metelitsa B85300M tram built by Stadler Minsk in 2014 arrived in Kharkiv for testing on September 8.
On September 17 the Ontario government issued a request for qualifications for the design and delivery of Toronto’s 8 km Scarborough Subway Extension. Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx expect to announce a shortlist of qualified proponents in early 2022. To expedite work the project has been designed as two separate contracts, with the tunnelling contract awarded to Strabag in May.
The Toshkent metro has reduced peak headways on Line 3 after taking delivery of the first five of 10 TMH metro trainsets financed with a 12-year €30·4m loan agreement signed with VEB.RF Corp at the Innoprom trade fair in April. The remaining five trains are expected by the end of the year.
Tram Route 3 in the Russian city of Taganrog reopened following extensive modernisation on September 16, rather than September 10 as planned. Free travel was offered for the first five days.
Mosaic Transit Maintenance is to use software from Zedas to manage maintenance of Toronto’s Finch West LRT line. The software will be used to track all infrastructure assets down to component level; create, monitor, and complete work orders; and manage and monitor maintenance of the light rail vehicles.
Moscow has taken delivery of the first of 90 Type 71-628M trams which are being built by UKVZ as subcontractor to Sinara.
Hitachi Elevator Philippines Corp is to supply 21 lifts and 46 escalators for Manila’s North-South Commuter Railway contract packages 1 and 2.
